BREAKING NEWS: Bridge collapses on tourist island of Bali killing nine and leaving at least 30 injured.
- A large group of people were crossing the bridge between two islands
- The people, all locals, were crushed by the failing debris
- So far nine bodies have been recovered from the water by rescuers
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A bridge connecting two small islands near the Indonesian resort island of Bali collapsed on Sunday, killing nine people and injuring at least 30, officials said.
There were too many people passing over the bridge for a religious ceremony when it collapsed at 6pm local time, police officer Arendra Wahyudi said, adding some motorbikes also fell into the water.
The sea beneath the bridge was less than two metres deep, Wahyudi said, but many of the victims were crushed by debris.
The Yellow Bridge, pictured before the accident, which connects two small islands, collapsed into the water as a large group of people attended a religious ceremony on the island
The water below bridge was only two metres deep but victims were hit by debris
The bridge connected two small islands off the coast of Bali according to local police
All of the victims were locals, he said.
Indonesia's search and rescue agency stopped the search for the day at 9 PM local time, but will resume at daybreak on Monday, its spokesman said.
A spokesman for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, says the bridge, linking the small islands of Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan off of Bali, collapsed Sunday evening.
Nugroho says eight of the victims who died have been identified.
They include three children aged from 3 to 9. He says two of the injured were in serious condition, while the others suffered minor injuries.
He says initial reports indicate that there were no foreigners among the victims.
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